1 03/04/85 chalias
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3 Syntax as a command: chalias Person_id alias
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6 Function: gives a user a login alias or changes his existing alias.
7 The alias can be a maximum of eight characters; the first character
8 must be a lowercase letter. Only one alias per user is allowed. An
9 alias is particularly useful for a user with a long or complex name.
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12 Arguments:
13 Person_id
14 is the Person_id of the user whose login alias is to be changed.
15 alias
16 is the new login alias of the user. If this argument is omitted,
17 the chalias command prints the user's old alias and waits for the
18 accounting administrator to either enter the new one or enter a null
19 line to retain the old alias.